Maintenance

How to Check the Grease Level Inside the Worm Gear Housing

When we built your Mantis® XP tiller, we added grease to properly lubricate the transmission for the first 10 hours of operation. As part of the regular maintenance of your tiller, it is imperative that you inspect the grease level and add grease if necessary. This will help your tiller give you years of excellent usage.

You will need to add grease with a grease gun using the fitting at the front of the transmission (Picture 1). You should add grease through this fitting after the first 10 hours of operation and then every 50 hours of use. To add grease through the grease fitting:

1.Make sure the tiller is turned off and remove the tines.

2.Place the tiller front side down on an elevated surface and remove the 4 screws holding the transmission cover (Picture 2).

3.Remove the transmission cover and gasket. Inspect the grease level. If it is below the edge of the gear housing, you will need to add grease. If it is already flush with this edge, you do not need to add grease. DO NOT OVERFILL. Too much grease can create pressure which can cause seals to fail or the clutch to slip.

4.If grease is needed, remove the protective cap from the grease fitting, attach the grease gun, and slowly add grease until the level is flush with the edge of the transmission (Picture 3).

5.Return the grease fitting protective cover, gasket, and transmission cover with the 4 original screws.

In between adding grease with the grease gun, you should inspect the grease level after approximately 10 hours of operation. If grease is needed, you can add grease directly to the opening in the transmission using Mantis item number 9985.

Picture 1

Picture 2

Picture 3

WARNING

PREMATURE TRANSMISISSION FAILURE CAN OCCUR IF

PROPER GREASE LEVEL IS NOT BE MAINTAINED